At-home weight loss programs for kids lack evidence

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At-home weight loss programs for kids lack evidence

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/home-weight-loss-programs-kids-lack-evidence-203048465.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E7LI7U1oyvDutb4UiXQpqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-12T204211Z_1_CBRE95B1LIE00_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-OBESITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Fernanda Garcia-Villanueva, 8, takes her pulse at a group exercise session in the 10-week Shapedown Program at The Children's Hospital in Aurora" align="left" title="Fernanda Garcia-Villanueva, 8, takes her pulse at a group exercise session in the 10-week Shapedown Program at The Children's Hospital in Aurora" border="0" /></a>By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Programs designed to prevent childhood obesity in the home don't affect kids' weight a year or more down the line, according to a review of the evidence. But that conclusion comes from only a small number of available studies on the programs, and doesn't prove that such studies can't work, according to lead author Dr. Nakiya Showell. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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